Weekly Intelligence Summary 24 Jan 2020

In the spotlight this week: During the past 12 months, Digital Shadows has observed a rise in “mobile malware”―the use of malware targeting mobile devices/operating systems (OS)―as well as legitimate apps used maliciously. The popularity of these techniques is growing in tandem with the increased use of mobile devices for business and personal endeavors, and the inherent risks are frequently underestimated by security teams. This naivete emboldens threat actors to capitalize on a general lack of mobile-security awareness. Mobile malware poses a threat to all devices, but there has been significantly more incidents reported targeting the Android OS over the past year.

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